deserve what I did to them I want to be pleased guilty because I I want to accept responsibility for what I do what I do all right I'll tell you what happened all right so I got home I got on inter with my mom she slapped me across the face she began to hit me she started beating me I didn't like it so I strangled her to death you threw her you forc her to the floor and you took the life out of her and then make you feel I felt nothing CU I'm a minor
can I even go to prison is that like it's thinging not only have I stole on M from myself but from everybody else as well because of my actions I will never get to truly know my mom this to me is so [Music] mind-boggling this is Dexter Johnson who's on trial for double murder in Texas according to reports on June 18th 2006 Johnson and his gang carjacked 23-year-old Maria aparichi who was sitting in her car with 17-year-old huo the gang then drove that into a secluded area where Johnson assaulted aari while her boyfriend's no was
forced to listen Johnson and an accomplice then took the couple to a nearby woods and executed them the 18-year-old was arrested after police traced aari's stolen credit card which was used after the crime eventually Johnson was found guilty of capital murder now at his sentencing the defendant is about to learn his fate Dexter Darnell Johnson Jury has found you guilty of capital murder in accordance with the law of the State of Texas this court hereby assist is your punishment of death ladies and gentlemen of the jury this is going to complete your jury service I'm
going to meet you in the Jury Room all right Johnson went into a shock unable to stand up while his family broke down in the gallery for God for God suddenly Johnson exploded causing total pandemonium in the courtroom eventually Johnson was cuffed and removed from the court but the chaos was far from over which had Spilled Out into the hallway the situation got so out of hand one officer had to call for medical attention for the distraught family [Applause] members as for Johnson his execution was later halted by a federal court citing intellectual disability he
is still on death row while the Johnson family Outburst was truly spectacular how does it compare to the actions of Michael Swanson who's on trial for double murder in Carroll County Iowa in November 2010 17-year-old Swanson reportedly stole his mother's Jeep and drove to two gas stations in Northern Iowa where he fatally shot both Sheila Meers and Vicky Bowman Hall during a robbery attempt shortly after Swanson was arrested and charged with robbery and first-degree murder police dash cam video taken hours after two convenience store clerks were murdered the pictures show a calm Michael Swanson being
taken into custody at a Webster City McDonald's after workers there spotted a suspicious vehicle police found a ski mask and the gun he used to shoot the two store clerks in Swanson's Jeep inside Swanson stolen Jeep Cherokee officers testified they found a ski mask clothing and weapons including a handgun wedged between the driver's seat and console during interrogation Swanson claimed he felt powerful while committing the murders I was curious how did how did it feel when you pulled the trigger I mean some people say that you know it feels powerful or it's kind of a
rush or what did you feel when you pulled the trigger I feel powerful but like I don't know I just didn't really care how else did you feel it had no effect on me I just didn't even care I just felt like my adenine was I felt good okay he then went on to describe the shooting in gruesome detail and where did you shoot around her body yeah in the face in the face okay she made I don't know some noise and she just fell down just kind of fell on the ground you said that
she made some type of noise what type of noise did she make I this kindy sound like she's surprised she was like I don't know while being escorted to the courtroom Swanson acted like a celebrity so did you come to Iowa I don't know what's the funny here Sil you anything funny his defense initially sought a plea of insanity due to Swanson's troubled childhood and a history of untreated mental health issues you cannot hold him legally responsible for a condition he's born with and that's exactly what happened a doctor who puts in his report that
without antis psychotic medication he's going to rob people he's going to use weapons a court Doctor Who evaluated Swanson described the defendant's obsession with crime he had been quotes planning something to this degree including killing people he said I have always been fascinated by death and violence and it was something that I wanted to do murder and cannibalism however Swanson later pleaded guilty to the murders I then intentionally deliberately and with premeditation shot the clerk causing her to die I did this with an specific intent to kill her at is sentencing an emotional daughter of
the victim addressed her mother's killer how could you do what you did to my mom and my family I want to know if you're even sorry my mom was not only completely 100% Innocent but she was also a defenseless woman when you came in with that gun you said you did it for cigarettes and money and so no one could identify you but I think that's a lie the husband of Sheila Myers was so distraught that the prosecutor had to read his statement then the judge directly addressed Swanson who shockingly found the whole situation funny
and your Council wants us to believe that you lack the capacity that that you were insane and I don't buy into that you are dangerous you are unpredictable and there is no place for you in an open law abiding Society ultimately Swanson was sentenced to two life terms for the murders of Sheila Myers and Vicky Bowman Hall while Michael Swanson showed no remorse in the courtroom what happens when a convict breaks down in court like in the case of Dylan Schumacher who's accused of killing a toddler in Springville in March 2013 Schumacher was babysitting his
19-year-old girlfriend's toddler at their home while he allegedly beat the one-year-old child to death death when the baby wouldn't stop crying the 16-year-old then called authorities saying the child had stopped breathing deputies are P of arrival immediately noted the bruising about the face the face in head of the child First Responders found the boy with bruises all over his body and gave him CPR but baby Austin did not survive Schumer was arrested shortly after and charged with murder his sister Alex claimed her brother snapped after being unable to cope with teenage fatherhood he got two
kids dumped out of him on him out of nowhere and he just snapped I don't eventually Schumer was found guilty of second deegree murder at his sentencing the defense fought for the minimum sentence of 15 years to life Smith was completely defenseless that's a that's a given but there were other Dynamics at work there including my client's inability to either control his anger or frustration and his inexperience in Babysitting Schumer also showed remorse for his action I can't take back what was done I wish I could I give my life for Austin and pleaded his
case with the victim's family I didn't mean to kill Austin actually I really didn't you really think I did this I didn't mean to hurt him however the judge called out the defendant's actions for trying to fool the court during trial in judge M William bowler's last words to Shoemaker record will show that you admitted on J that on July 23rd 2013 in a phone call to your mother from the Holding Center you stated am a 16-year-old blonde probably all I have to do is cry in front of the jury and they're going to feel
sorry for me finally it was time for the child killer to learn his fate that you be sentenced to an indeterminate term of imprisonment which will have a maximum of Life the court hereby imposes a minimum sentence of 25 years ultimately Schumacher was given the maximum sentence of 25 years to to life in prison for the murder of young Austin while Dylan Schumer got a hefty sentence for the death of a toddler what happens when a teenager kills his own mother so I uh dug that hole threw a body in there F the back end
made it look all nice and natural dump my clothes and then I went home like in the case of Greg Ramos who's facing murder charges in valua County Florida on the afternoon of November 2nd 2018 15-year-old Ramos returned from school to find his home completely R sacked unable to find his mother he called 911 911 where's your emergency um I I I just got home and that the my house is completely trashed it looks like someone broke in the side door how long have you been how long have you been gone I I've been gone
all school day um I got home are you there by yourself yeah how old are you I'm okay I want you to stay on the phone with me we are not going to disconnect until I have an officer that is with you okay when authorities arrived Ramos appeared distraught at first and gave them a list of things that the alleged burglars took I had a radio here and um I had a extension cord with alarm clock and then I had my like $1,000 like computer here however police found inconsistencies in his story brought him in
for further questioning this is when Ramos gave them a chili confession all right so I got home I got on interg with my mom she slapped me across the face she began to hit me she started beating me I didn't like it so I strangled her to death Ramos admitted to strangling his mother Gail Clinger after the two got into an argument over his grades he then went on to describe how he dumped the body of the 46-year-old I Grove back to the church I began to dig a hole I dig a hole right under
Fire Pit I du a pretty deep hole pretty deep you know deep enough F body in all right all this time my mom's decomposing body I dragged it from the from my car to the to um the fire pit in which case I tried to cut the wedding ring off her finger because I wanted to pawn it but I couldn't threw her body in there fill the back in made it look all nice and natural dump my clothes and then I went home and I caught a ride to school with my friends and yeah after
disposing of the body Ramos cooked up a story to make his mother's disappearance look like a robbery gone wrong in the middle of the night I realized that hey my mom just up and disappears that's not going to make any sense so um I decid make it look like a box robbery so I just went in my house and I just through sh everywhere which looked pretty convincing and yeah Ramos was arrested and charged as an adult with first-degree murder abuse of a dead body and tampering with evidence to avoid going to trial and a
possible life sentence the teenager pleaded guilty to all the charges against him being guilty the first-degree murder abuse of a dead human body tampering with physical evidence you understand that yes your honor did you do it yes your honor ultimately Ramos was sentenced to 45 years in prison with a possibility of parole after 25 years for the murder of his mother I'm not standing here today to make excuses for myself I'm here to honor and remember my mother not only have I stolen my mother from myself but from everybody else as well because of my
actions I will never get to truly know my mom while Greg Ramos showed no regrets for his gruesome actions how does it compare to intentionally crashing a car to kill someone like in the case of McKenzie Shilla who is accused of double murder in Ohio I'm not even cool I'm just one of those girls that can do a lot of drugs and not die in the early hours of July 31st 2022 surveillance cameras captured a Toyota Camry being driven around the city of Strongville at the wheel was 17-year-old Kenzie sherill with her boyfriend Dominic Russo
sitting beside her and their friend DAV and Flanigan in the back seat at first the car made a normal right turn appearing to be moving under the speed limit moments later the unthinkable happened accelerating at over 100 mph the car veered off the road and smashed into the side of a building the crash took the young lives of 20-year-old old Russo and 19-year-old Flanigan miraculously sherill managed to survive with only injuries to her legs radio this car is splitting too radio there's a occupant inside send us some Squad now he Jesus Christ this the worst
I've ever seen driver 17-year-old females still breathing wedged in there two are going to be D away they're all young okay possibly teenagers even though it seemed like an accident an investigation revealed that sherill had purposely accelerated moments before the car crash the prosecution is demanding a murder conviction because of evidence presented by experts that the gas pedal on the car was pushed to 100 mph with 100% pressure without any attempts ever to hit the break she wants us to think she drove the length of Progress Avenue asleep at the wheel that she drove down
that road that yourself drove down your honor and that somehow that car magically steered itself into that wall her foot was on the pedal the entire way subsequently she was arrested and charged with two counts of murder at her trial a trauma surgeon who worked on chill's medical report took the stand according to her report sherill took responsibility for the deadly crash that killed her boyfriend and their friend stated she open quote wanted to die close quote and that it was her fault for killing her boyfriend the defense admitted the crash was chill's fault and
argued that she didn't cause it purposely you just said and read that M Kenzie said it was her fault correct I did read those words that's what it says it didn't say that she purposely killed someone just did it those words do not appear in that note okay they said no one would ever know what exactly happened in the car that night we are really never going to know what happened in that car much less proved be by evidence Beyond a reasonable doubt that she purposely drove that car purposely it has to be established that
at the time in question there was present in the mind of McKenzie a specific intent to cause the death of her boyfriend Dominic Russo and her friend Davy and fled them they also argued that there could have been a lot of factors that led to the crash is it Dominic grabbing the steering wheel is it McKenzie maybe speeding and say oh my God dark out it's light I'm coming up to this I better do something and she goes like that to avoid an accident not acting purposely but in fact trying to avoid it those are
all possibilities since it was a bench trial the verdict was up to judge Nancy Margaret Russo who said chill's actions were intentional and the teenager was aware of what she was doing the video clearly shows the purpose and intent of the defendant she chose a course of death and destruction that day McKenzie alone decided to push the pedal to the floor and demand the ultimate speed of that vehicle to 9200 mph the judge also said sherill wanted to kill Russo and Flanigan and perhaps her too in the crash she intended to also kill herself as
a matter of speculation have no relevance to the r of the evidence in this case McKenzie Shilla acted purposely and intentionally in the early morning hours of July 31st 2022 purpose was to kill Dominic ruso in eventually Judge Margaret delivered the verdict the court having had count one tried to a pursuant to W findes the defendant McKenzie Chilla guilty of murder at her sentence Flanigan's sister asked the judge to give sherill the longest possible sentence I would like you to give McKenzie the longest possible sentence I known her for about 3 years and as she
she's always taken the easy way out she will be eligible for parole while my brother will be gone forever thank you your honor Russo's brother took the stand where he said sherill was the most selfish person he knew Kenzie statement in the hospital to detective ISO can't you just take my license away for 10 years or something that statement is Mackenzie Chilla the most selfish person I know ironically Dom was the most selfless person I know in a bid to get a lenient punishment sherill addressed the court with a letter she had written the familyes
of davia I'm so deeply sorry I hope one day you can see I would never let this happen or do it on purpose I wish I could remember what happened I'm just so sorry I'm heartbroken I love D and Davon we were all friends and D was my soulmate I wish I could take all your pain away and I'm so sorry ultimately sherill was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for the murder of Dominic Russo and Dav and Flanigan while McKenzie charella could spend the rest of her life in jail for her senseless
actions what happens when you're accused of assaulting your date like in the case of keandra cook who's facing attempted murder and robbery charges in Daytona Beach Florida according to reports cook and her 17-year-old boyfriend Kendrick bass used an online dating app called meet me to lure Two Men and set them up for a carjacking during the attempt bass shot one of the victims and seriously wounded him bass was later sentenced to 20 years in prison as for 18-year-old cook she pleaded no contest to the charges of carjacking and aggravated battery I just want to say
that I'm sorry could wrong that her son had to get shot cuz I didn't even know get shot um my boyfriend his friends get me to do this I didn't even know what's going on until was I was at the wrong place at the wrong time at her sentencing cook apologized to the victim's family and pleaded to the judge for a second chance second chance so I can get out and finish school and I can be my mama PR now it was up to the judge to decide her fate this was uh intentional it was
an orchestrated Ambush and you are a main part of that and for that I'm going to go ahead and adjudicate you guilty of all three charges senten you to 20 years in state prison suddenly the courtroom exploded cook and her family had clearly expected a lenient [Music] sentence concurrent as to the first two counts charges all find it turned out that cook took the plea deal falsely believing she would not face any prison time her sentence was thrown out and she was once again back in court after a few months to learn her new fate
I'm going to judicate you guilty of all three offenses um as the count three am sendy to 11 years for to State Prison judicate the guilty of all three offenses um as the count three am sendy to 11 years for to State Prison ultimately cook was sentenced to 11 years in prison and 20 years of probation for her role in the shooting while keandra Cook's actions expose the dangers of blind dating how does it compare to fatally attacking your school teacher I heard ging trying toedit that [Music] that's like in the case of Willard Miller
and Jeremy Goodale were facing murder charges in Iowa according to reports the two 16-year-olds assaulted and killed their Spanish teacher noema Graber at a park in Fairfield her body was found dumped beside a railway track covered with a tarp the two teenagers went on to brag about their crime on social media both were arrested less than a day after Graber went missing the murder weapon a baseball bat was found in Miller's room their motive well it turns out Graber gave Miller a bad grade in school so he and his best friend Goodale decided to take
revenge on the 66-year-old during interrogation good said he was supposed to be the lookout while Miller carried out the assault and we discussed General plan of stand up here look out I the signal it's all clear and then she walked by and in the back of the head and then I said sure she's she's dead so we hit her a couple more times however out of panic Goodale also got involved in the assault I heard some gurling coming from and I C that [Music] both teens pleaded guilty to first-degree murder at his plea hearing Goodale
recounted what really happened that day on November 2nd of 2021 I met um Willard Miller at shito Park I understood that he had the intent to kill Mrs Graver chaden had brought um a bat among other supplies to go through with the murder and after he had struck noima Graber um we then moved her off of the trail where I then struck her and she died as a result at their sentencing both Miller and Goodale apologized to the victim's family I like to take this opportunity to wholeheartly accept responsibility for the role that I played
in the murder of no human rer I would like like to apologize for my actions first and foremost to the family I'm sincerely sorry for the distress that I've caused you and the devastation of Father family and from the bottom of my heart I am sorry for your PL while Miller showed no real emotion good Al was more remorseful every day I wish I could go back and stop myself prevent this loss and this pain that I've caused everyone I know that my words will never be enough but to miss and all her family I'm
truly sorry thank you finally the Moment of Truth arrived for the two teenagers to learn their fate the defendant Willard Noble chaden Miller should be sent to life with the possibility of parole after 35 years the defendants shall be sended to life with the possibility of parole after 25 years Miller was sentenced to life in prison with a Chance of parole of 35 years while Goodale also got a life sentence with a possibility of parole after 25 years while Willard Miller and Jeremy Goodale shocked the whole Community with their horrific crime what happens when a
convict asks for God's help in the courtroom God God the man screaming for a higher power is 19-year-old Damon Kemp a double murder suspect in Florida in 2018 Kemp allegedly shot and killed killed Trey Ingram and Jordan Peyton both 19 at an apartment complex in Daytona Beach a witness heard the shots and called the authorities very loud pops uh just bang bang bang just very rapid Camp was arrested and charged with murder and armed burglary now at his bond hearing Camp was wheeled in strapped to a chair safe to say the defendant didn't appreciate it
God God God God God folks in the gallery you need to hold it down Mr Camp Damon Kemp my name is Judge orfinger I'm going to conduct your first appearance God besides his yelling Kemp ALS had a confused expression throughout the hearing I do believe that there is probable cause for the arrest and under these circumstances I am not able to Grant you Bond or any form of pre-trial release and with each passing minute the defendant's face turned more and more frightening I've appointed the public defender to represent you so you don't have a so
you have a lawyer this morning and after I've done all that I determine the conditions of your release if you can be released Kemp was eventually found guilty of two counts of second-degree murder and sentenced to three consecutive life terms while Damon Kemp's wild Expressions certainly aren't for the faint-hearted what happens when a convict bursts into tears in the courtroom I'm sorry for what happen your onot can't you like the prisent and I'm not a bad person like in the case of Brandon Spencer who is facing a attempted murder charges in California police said that
in 2012 19-year-old Spencer was involved in a shootout at a Halloween party on the University of Southern California Campus four people were wounded in the incident some students fled the scene While others hid reported Le Spencer also ran with them but was eventually captured by the LAPD he was charged with four counts of attempted murder during his trial the prosecution argued that Spencer unnown gang member fired into the crowd in retaliation against a rival gang member that if you are so intent on killing someone that you're willing to shoot them and at the same time
open fire into a crowd however the defendant maintained his innocence throughout the trial I'm sorry for having H but can't do life with pron and I'm not a bad person but I made mistakes but I'm not just some gang banger that she tried to betray me as but the jury was having none of it and found Spencer guilty of all charges then at his sentencing as the judge read out his fate Spencer completely lost it the minimum period of parole eligibility is 15 years plus 25 years of life in accordance with penal code section 12022
be concurrent he broke down and banged the table twice with his head before being held back by officers ultimately Spencer was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for the USC shootings while Brandon Spencer had a total meltdown in the courtroom what happens when a convict throws gang signs at the victim's family he started twisting and turning making gestures toward the Potter family as though he enjoyed rubbing it in their faces like in the case of shawnell Jackson who is on trial for murder in Milwaukee Wisconsin according to reports Jackson was 18 when he
and another teenager shot and killed 21-year-old Nathan Potter during a robbery attempt as the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee student walked towards his River West apartment after a night out 19-year-old Derek Thomas was arrested shortly after he pleaded guilty to acting as the lookout and was sentenced to 12 years in prison and 8 years of parole another man was sentenced today for his role in Potter's homicide Derek Thomas pleaded guilty to acting as the lookout for Shondell Jackson he was sentenced to 12 years in prison and 8 years on parole after the shooting Jackson went on
the Run he was arrested only after his uncle revealed his whereabouts and I believe I did the right thing and there's nobody can make me change that facing felony murder charges Jackson went to trial where he showed no remorse gesturing and cursing at the potter family several times he started twisting and turning making gestures toward the Potter family as though he enjoyed rubbing it in their faces that he had killed their brother he was also seen smiling at the victim's family while being led out of the courtroom as he was let out of court our
camera caught him smiling at the victim's family eventually Jackson was convicted of first-degree murder at his sentencing the mother of the victim shared her grief with Judge Rebecca dallot they shot him they dragged him and kicked him to the curb my son my kind loving young boy what kind of people do this but evil people the victims father labeled the defendant as pure evil there's nothing that can be said to bring back our Nathan but but your sentence can ensure that shondelle does not have the opportunity as a free man to inflict pain like this
again is there such thing as pure evil we think so finally judge dallot read out Jackson's sentence um I am going to go ahead on count one the first degree intentional homicide uh conviction and I am going to sentence uh Mr Jackson to life imprisonment without possibility for extend supervision after learning his fate Jackson once again turned to face the Potter family sitting behind him however this time the deputies were ready I know that that is something that is reserved for the most serious of cases and I believe that this case just as everything seemed
under control Jackson suddenly exploded as his family wailed in the background Jackson was tackled to the floor and pepper sprayed more deputies came in and diffused the [Applause] situation ultimately Jackson was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for the murder of Nathan Potter while shandelle Jackson insulted the victim's family members in court what happens when a murderer poses for the cameras in the courtroom like in the case of Isabella Gusman who is facing murder charges in Colorado in August 2013 18-year-old Gusman brutally killed her mother Yun Mi Hoy at their family
home in Aurora when police arrived they found the 47-year-old with over 151 wounds on her face and neck district one is looking for is Guzman looks like cut her mother's throat Guzman fled the scene and went on the Run she's on foot somewhere in the area after an all night search police arrested her from a nearby parking lot during interrogation Guzman denied killing her mother you left her to die brutally on a bathroom I did not murder anyone please stop accusing me just tell me how that feels please fingerprint me please fingerprint me please fingerprint
me I will show you that I am not this freaky hor person instead she claimed to be a different woman named Samantha don't call me Isabella that's really my name is not Isabella my name is Samantha I'm not this girl I don't know what happened with her and her life and who she is or what school she went to that's not my problem as expected the investigators refuse to believe her story it's a funny game you're playing but nobody's laughing you think you think some juror setting on a jury is going to believe that knife
injuries to your hand scissors it's not scissor injury I told you there were scissor it's not scissor injuries yes it was you're not going to bully me into admitting what you want me to like but Gusman was adamant I am not Isabella really you can just sit here and completely deny all of this not denying anything I am being truthful she even refused to recognize her own father that's my baby okay sir you recognize do you recognize this come back out here second do you recognize her yeah she's my brother eventually Guzman was charged with
first-degree murder at trial she showed clear signs of mental illness Gman smirked and made faces at the cameras in the courtroom a court doctor later testified that the defendant suffered from a severe case of schizophrenia ultimately Gusman was found not guilty by reason of insanity she's currently incarcerated at the Colorado Mental Health Institute in Pueblo while Isabella Gusman's untreated mental health issues resulted in the death of her mother how does it compare to grinning while being sentenced to life but Lindsay actually grinned when the judge read his ruling the lack of remorse not lost on
David Crawford's daughter Amanda like in the case of Nicholas Lindsay who's on trial for murdering a cop in St Petersburg Florida in 2011 officer David Crawford caught 16-year-old Lindsay breaking into a car near Tropicana Field and stopped to question him during the probe Lindsay allegedly shot the veteran cop five times and killed him a fellow officer noticed a gunfire and called 911 me I got shots fired over here shots fired I got anra shot Fourth Avenue South tell him to step it up Lindsay fled the scene and was on the run for more than 24
hours he was arrested after CCTV footage of his Escape was made public which led to information about the suspect's whereabouts during interrogation the teens's parents convinced their killer child to confess so what happened tell us what happened tell us okay Lindsay went to trial as an adult for first-degree murder where his father gave a tearful apology on behalf of me my son and our entire family we said deep s to the family and his colleague SM his time no son that happen the defense fought for a lesser manslaughter charge claiming that Lindsay panicked and fired
his gun out of fear and I think it's more likely than not that he fired impulsively out of fear however the prosecution argued that the defendant's actions were deliberate every single shot he fired was exactly where he aimed it at the body of Officer Crawford eventually Lindsay was convicted of first-degree murder then at his sentencing as the judge read out his fate which was life in prison without parole Lindsay sat there with an eerie grin on his face
